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EGYPTIAN CAPITAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Egyptian capital mean?
• EGYPTIAN CAPITAL (noun)
The noun EGYPTIAN CAPITAL has 1 sense:
1. the capital of Egypt and the largest city in Africa, located near the ancient cities of Memphis (capital of the Pharaohs), Giza (the pyramids of Giza) and Fustat (the first capital of Egypt under Arab rule); a major port just south of the Nile delta
Familiarity information: EGYPTIAN CAPITAL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The capital of Egypt and the largest city in Africa, located near the ancient cities of Memphis (capital of the Pharaohs), Giza (the pyramids of Giza) and Fustat (the first capital of Egypt under Arab rule); a major port just south of the Nile delta
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
Al Qahira; Cairo; capital of Egypt; Egyptian capital; El Qahira
Instance hypernyms:
port (a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country)
national capital (the capital city of a nation)
Meronyms (members of "Egyptian capital"):
Cairene (a native or inhabitant of Cairo)
Holonyms ("Egyptian capital" is a part of...):
Arab Republic of Egypt; Egypt; United Arab Republic (a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC)
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